Extraordinary Meeting August 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN and COUNCILLORS ARE SUMMONED to attend an extraordinary meeting of Market Rasen Town Council, on Wednesday 19th August 2026 at 10.30am to be held in the Committee Room of the Festival Hall, Caistor Road, Market Rasen LN8 3HT.
Members of the public and the press are invited to attend. This is a public meeting which may be filmed, recorded, and published.
Signed: A Driver
Town Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer
Date: 13th August 2026
AGENDA
1.Open Meeting
The Chairman to welcome those attending and make any announcements
2.Apologies
To receive apologies and resolve to accept valid reasons for absence.
3.Public Forum
Resolve to suspend the meeting for a maximum of ten minutes to allow members of the public to ask questions or make short statements to the Council.
4.Declarations of Interest
To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act and to consider any applications for dispensations in relation to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
Councillors may make a declaration of interest at this point and during the course of the meeting.
5.To receive as a correct record the draft notes of Extraordinary Town Council meeting held 22nd July 2026
6.To receive the District and County Councillor update.
7.To resolve to proceed with the community asset transfer for the Council Office from West Lindsey District Council to the Town Council.
8.Co-option Application
To consider application(s) received and invite applicant(s) to address the Council in support of their application.
a.To vote and resolve on the co-option of the applicant(s).
9.To receive an update on the Tour of Britan Cycle Race 2nd September 2026 and arrangements for upcoming events.
10.To consider and agree for a structural roof survey to be undertaken on Festival Hall and adjoining buildings.
11.To consider the creation of a new office-based role to provide support to the Town Clerk in the day-to-day administration and operations of the council and if agreed resolve:
a.Job Description and Person Specification
b.Hours of work and Salary
c.Advertisement
12.Planning - access applications via: https://westlindsey-publicportal.statmap.co.uk/horizoNext/publicportal
To resolve responses to new planning and tree application received since the last meeting of the Town Council and any new applications received since the publication of the agenda.
a. Application Number: WL/2026/00686 - Proposal: Listed building consent to repaint outside of dwelling.
Location: 1 Peaks Mews, King Street, Market Rasen LN8 3BB